I know electric EV's are inevitable however, I completely agree with your statement.
I can still remember the sound, smell, and excitement of turning on a 68 mustang with a 302 engine. I was in 7th grade and used to warm up my sisters mustang as she used to take me to school in it.
Currently averaging 14.6.
About 1500 miles on my Willys.
90% City driving and ESS or ASS is turned off as soon as i start my truck.
No lead foot either.
Read a similar story a few months ago (quoted over 20k for battery replacement) with different outcome.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/electrek.co/2021/09/13/tesla-battery-pack-replacement-repair/amp/
Lol saw that vid. Wonder if he could have had a remanufactured set installed by another shop ? maybe a second opinion from a reputable shop? Either way that tesla is in thousands of pieces now lol.
I know of a place here locally that reman's battery sets for hybrids. Price of the pack is less...
Happy with the pentastar. Plenty of power. Compare it to a similar truck in its class that rhymes with "mamona" and its miles ahead.
IMO, the 8 speed auto works great with the pentastar.
My Willys also came with BFG M/T tires from factory. I agree, they do get a little noisy at highway speeds but, I'd much rather have the BFG's than the Firestones it was supposed to come with.
Same. Glad we purchased a house back in 2013 (not cash btw)... There may be people that can afford paying for a 600-700k (current prices in our area) house cash but I'm sure not one of them lol.
To each their own when it comes to paying a vehicle cash. IMO, I'd rather continue maxing out what I...
1st week i got it, I hauled a full load of firewood.
2nd week, (one load)
4 sheets of drywall
7 sheets of hardi backer.
2 - 60lbs bags of thinset
2- 90 lbs bags of mortar
2- 90 lbs bags of concrete
Currently my 4th /5th week,
16 boxes of tile
Using the truck as a truck lol
Purchased off the lot in November. Couldn't wait and order since my nearly 20 year old mishubishi (mitsubishi) started having problems and had to get rid of it.
609 every 6 months for insurance (socal price i suppose?)
840 per month for 72 months at 2.09 apr.
5k down
+ 2k for dealer installed...
Won't change. There are no summer or winter blends if thats what you were getting at.
Concentration should be 32.5 or as close to that as possible to maintain the DEF freezing temp of 12 degrees Fahrenheit.
There should be coolant that flows through a coil within your DEF tank which helps with...